Jerry Bald
Jerry Bald rises to 1,558 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Bald, a peak 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,557.91 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 6 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 7 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Slab Falls: 1.7 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 5.1 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 7.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 8.0 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 10.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 11.1 mi
- Rail Runner: 12.5 mi
- Andrews Bald: 0.9 mi
- Buckhorn Bald: 1.6 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.7 mi
- Round Top Knob: 1.9 mi
- Coburn Knob: 2.1 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 6.8 mi
- David Monteith Park: 6.9 mi
- MacNeill Park: 7.1 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 7.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 7.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 7.3 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 9.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.9 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 7.6 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Alum Cave: 7.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 13.9 mi
- Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Cat Stairs: 15.2 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 10.8 mi
- Bear: 13.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 17.9 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.9 mi
- Vista Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 7.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 22.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.8 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 23.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Jerry Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NNW 340° | 2,025 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NNW 330° | 2,004 m | 2.6 mi |
| Cliff Top | NNE 14° | 1,997 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Love | NNW 347° | 1,956 m | 2.7 mi |
| West Point | N 11° | 1,937 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Kephart | NE 37° | 1,895 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Collins | N 8° | 1,889 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Ambler | NE 37° | 1,865 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357775828
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